Inside North Korea’s Hidden Car Industry

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@Donut 2 жыл бұрын

Hey guys, I want to apologize for the haircut bit which a few of you pointed out as being untrue. In retrospect a country mandating 28 haircuts is a pretty ridiculous claim and it's on me for not being more skeptical. I'm sorry I had a lapse in critical thinking, I will be more discerning in the future. -Nolan

@HubbGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

We still ❤️ Donut!

@Litron6 2 жыл бұрын

the haircut styles are actually true, you just dont get what you want, you have to choose one of the approved style they have

@AnyFishKiller 2 жыл бұрын

Multiple defectors say it’s true. The dude talking about CIA propaganda must have been wearing his tin foil hat while typing their comment.

@nicholascooper1193 2 жыл бұрын

28? it's probably more like 4...

@religiousabuse 2 жыл бұрын

not going to defend north korea at all, but isn't kind of a shitty thing to do when talking about the number of people in prisoncamps in north korea, without mentioning the fact that the us still uses prison slave labor and that we have more people in prison then soviet russia had in gulaugs at their peak, or our recidivisms problems

@ivarkwant6607 2 жыл бұрын

Regarding the Volvo situation; the Swedish government actually still sends invoices to the DPRK every 6 months, so because of accumulating interest the bill is now over 3,6 billion SEK (roughly 360 million USD). In a similar manner Kim Il Sung ordered industrial, mining and shipyard equipment, specialty tools and even saunas (and many other things). Representatives from Swedish industry held a technical exhibition in Pyongyang in 1975, and the north koreans were, allegedly, very interested in the construction and materials of all the equipment displayed, but not so much about the price. From one day to another, the swedes found that they had been victims of industrial espionage on a massive scale because overnight, everything had been disassembled and then reassembled again, but poorly.

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@subxero_x 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating.

@shauncry1917 2 жыл бұрын

So now North Korea makes "volvos" ?

@H0LY_seVen 2 жыл бұрын

honestly 360million usd doesn't seem too much for a country if they for some reson decided to pay it off

@ivarkwant6607 2 жыл бұрын

@@shauncry1917 at least I don't think so. From what I've read this technical fair mostly displayed industrial machinery and so on. I think Volvos industrial division, Volvo BM, were there though, so the North Koreans might have made Volvo tractors, diggers, dump trucks and things like that

@ashtraysonsundays4274 2 жыл бұрын

It's sad to know this was Nolans last WheelHouse on the channel. His untimely, mysterious, and definitely not politically charged death will surely leave a hole in Donut Media

@omikron6218 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly he killed himself shortly after uploading the video. He was found with 3 bullet holes in the back of his head. His family and friends couldn't make sense of it, he was such a happy and charming guy. He must have kept his real thoughts tucked away.

@Stormtrooper-oc4vn 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@newtagwhodis4535 2 жыл бұрын

Dude Suicide Squad is defiantly no joke. He is alive and well like beebee890

@samholdsworth420 2 жыл бұрын

Oh I get it it's a joke because he talked about North Koreans and now he's going to be suicided

@samholdsworth420 2 жыл бұрын

@@newtagwhodis4535 edp445*

@advancedwarlord1802 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad these guys are finally covering North Korea's car market. I hope today someday somehow get my hands a hold of a vehicle for North Korea. And yes there will be an LS swap involved

@jayjaynella4539 2 жыл бұрын

How about a briggs and stratton swap?

@advancedwarlord1802 2 жыл бұрын

@@jayjaynella4539 probably would get more power too

@dltmdwo_91 2 жыл бұрын

The Ssangyong Chairman is actually based on the W210 e-class and uses the m102/m104 engine. Believe it or not, a lot of german/japanese car manufacturers used to give technical support/ joint ventures with several korean manufacturers (mainly because they didn’t have the necessary knowledge and technology). If you look at korean-made cars around 1970s to early 2000s, especially in the luxury segment, a lot were either built with a lot of german help (e.g., design, engines) or simply rebadged opels/mitsubishis/nissans. Additional Info: Ssangyong collaborated (basically badge engineered) with Daimler Benz for total of 3 models: Chairman, Musso and Istana. A lot of their other models also used mercedes transmission and chassis.

@phrodendekia 2 жыл бұрын

Here in Argentina Musso's were sold kinda well because the guy importing them decided to put a sticker on each side and the back that said "Powered by Mercedes Benz" so people bought them. Mussos are not bad at all actually.

@HNRichard 2 жыл бұрын

@@phrodendekia same here in Indonesia; they even sell these on Mercedez-Benz authorized dealers! Some buyers were reportedly offered to replace the Ssangyong badge for a Mercedes badge if they wanted to. Sadly these Ssangyong's barely seen anymore. We got the Musso (with the 3.0l inline 6 benz engine), the Korando (based on a SWB G-klasse) and the rarest one is the Chairman (based on the E-class).

@SvenQ45 2 жыл бұрын

Most of the Ssangyong models had (or still have) Mercedes Diesel engines. I once told that to a MB employee. He didn´t even know that. 😁

@FinnbogiRagnarRagnarsson 2 жыл бұрын

@@phrodendekia Used to own one. It was one of the most modern SUV at the time, designed from ground up by Mercedes, had fantastic handling both on and off road, when most SUVs didn't. It's still produced and some modern Mercedes SUVs have probably a lot in common in design.

@wyrazowfkp 2 жыл бұрын

Also British Ford made Cortina in the 60s and 70s in Korea -- which later started Hyundai (Hyundai Stellar still shares some parts of suspension and brakes with Ford Taunus/Cortina models of the 70s up to early 80s

@georgthesecond 2 жыл бұрын

Was interesting to learn, that a whole country's car industry was at time based on a factory in your home city in Russia. GAZ means Gorky Automobile Plant, and Gorky is the name of the city currently known as Nizhny Novgorod.

@samholdsworth420 2 жыл бұрын

I hope KZfaq never fixes the dislike counter and never addresses the bot issue 😝

@firstnamelastname564 2 жыл бұрын

Crap knockoff parts sold on Amazon(Made in PR of Korea)

@Burning55 2 жыл бұрын

Привет из Тольятти! :D

@haikatta....8023 2 жыл бұрын

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@bakedstreetyt 2 жыл бұрын

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@michereff16 2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea North Korea has a copy cat of the Fiat Siena. These are very common here in Brazil and I actually own one lol.

@sadsaqw 2 жыл бұрын

Siena was also rebadged in Venezuela. Let's agree Siena was popular long time ago, but you can barely see one of them on the Brazilian streets nowadays.

@michereff16 2 жыл бұрын

@@sadsaqw I disagree. I sure see a lot of them. The old ones and the newer platform Grand Siena, as well.

@nickzila4641 2 жыл бұрын

Br aee

@richardsmith1331 2 жыл бұрын

@@michereff16 Most of the vehicles are stolen.

@bokhans 2 жыл бұрын

It’s not a copy cat car, it’s absolutely legal production. bad information as always when it comes to NK. BS and propaganda! A South Korean guy have manufacturing rights to Fiats world car and he set up shop in a free trade zone to produce the car. Straight forward capitalism, nothing strange! When I was asked what industry I wanted to see in NK I proposed that factory in 2007 but I think the factory wasn’t very active at the time. About the advertisements, yes the only two billboards I found was advertising that Fiat car, one model on each. That was actually double the number of anti USA posters I found walking all over Pyongyang. Yes I walked both with my guide and alone. I had no restrictions of taking photographs and took a lot! I believe some of my Volvo car pictures will be published in a book later this year. Bye the way there is no Volvo taxis from that original batch in Pyongyang anymore, they have been sent of to other places. An acquaintance from Sweden was there studying at the Pyongyang University a few years ago, I talked to him on FaceTime while there. At the time of my 12 days in the country VW Passat was very common as car for officials, most likely made in China. NK have rare earth metals in abundance, the chances you carry a bit NK in your pocket is huge! They export everything they can produce to China for their mobile phone production. Money is coming in and they have renovated Pyongyang and build lots of new buildings the last few years. All info about NK comes from their two enemies SK and USA so you need to understand that we are talking a lot of propaganda here. If you care to know more you can always go there, not very difficult, but it has been closed during Covid.

@Josh_Quillan 2 жыл бұрын

I don't speak Korean but you should know that the moment when you apologised and told us you were really trying is when I hit like. I'm an English teacher and I have great respect for someone who makes a real effort with unfamiliar language for the sake of clear communication. Awesome stuff, Nolan. Oh, great rest of vid also, of course. Wheelhouse remains the most consistent, regular and fascinating show Donut make.

@nostranger2u 2 жыл бұрын

*makes.

@Josh_Quillan 2 жыл бұрын

@@nostranger2u *make.

@alexmargo281 2 жыл бұрын

yeah, although he simultaneously butchered pronunciation of russian words lol

@danrook5757 2 жыл бұрын

I love korean style ribs

@aoikobayashi929 9 ай бұрын

Are you actually an english teacher? How can a teacher not spell "apologized" correctly?

@deanromania6748 2 жыл бұрын

A few years ago, a Romanian site wrote about Romanian made Dacia 1310's still being used in DPRK. There are actual photos of them being used as either private cars or as taxis. The reason for our cars being used there is that Romania had really good relationships with the DPRK before 1989 and we sold them there as well. We still had ok relationships with them after 1989 as Romania had the last EU ambasy in DPRK that was closed in 2021 due to very strict anti-covid restrictions that did not allow the changes of some diplomats. Anyway, back to the vehicles, some say there are other Romanian vehicles there as well. Who knows. It might be true.

@Jacizzy 2 жыл бұрын

Last embassy? In Poland we have embassy of North Korea since 1948 and it is fully functioning till now, 6 people are working there probably Korean

@deanromania6748 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jacizzy Well on the Wikipedia "List of diplomatic missions in North Korea", both the Polish and Romanian embassies are placed in the "Former embassies" chapter. The Romanian embassy being the last EU embassy there is an information I got from the Romanian press, so I don't know how accurate it is but apparently there's no EU embassy in DPRK anymore.

@eoinf2773 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jacizzy there is a few north Korean workers in Poland too! They have work permits to leave north Korea. Labor is one of the north Korean biggest export.

@idontknow2rhhfhf 2 жыл бұрын

@@eoinf2773 What kinds of work they do?

@eoinf2773 2 жыл бұрын

@@idontknow2rhhfhf Mostly farm work picking fruit and vegetables but some construction aswell.

@Firebolt1729 2 жыл бұрын

Not only is every Donut video a treat, this one is especially so by taking one of the most interesting and mysterious places and analyzing its car market. Thank you Nolan for this amazing video; thank you, everyone at Donut, for every video you make. I'm glad you all have found the success you deserve.

@ProlificInvention 2 жыл бұрын

Copy bot, tired of your bullshit

@haikatta....8023 2 жыл бұрын

@Firebolt1729 2 жыл бұрын

@@ProlificInvention What are you on about? I haven't copied anyone and I haven't seen anybody with the same comment

@ProlificInvention 2 жыл бұрын

@@Firebolt1729 There was a comment with over 200 likes and it had the exact same wording

@purwantiallan5089 2 жыл бұрын

@@Firebolt1729 lesbian bots are everywhere lately.

@user-wc6vb3fn1s 2 жыл бұрын

6:13 That's literally just a KrAZ 256 "Man-eater". That thing can reach 200 km/h only if you drop it off a cliff

@BrianLTU Жыл бұрын

Yes 😂😂

@omarspost 2 жыл бұрын

I visited North Korea in the Autumn of 2016. During the "tour" I remember spotting a whole fleet of current model Audi A6. All Black, approx 30 cars. Deffos gov official cars.

@abdinsyakirin77 2 жыл бұрын

How can you get a visit? Thats an insteresting place to go.

@rookiehwang 2 жыл бұрын

Damn how did u manage to go there? As a Korean, it’s one of my dreams to see the lost Northern half of our country.

@Moss_Cliff_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@rookiehwang Unfortunately, South Koreans are explicitly banned from the country and cannot visit on tours :(

@SuperGeronimo999 2 жыл бұрын

@@rookiehwang Anyone can visit except from South Koreans (banned by North) and Americans (banned by own government from visiting North)

@drumboarder1 2 жыл бұрын

@@SuperGeronimo999 I've seen quite a few videos of yanks going there, that must be a new thing

@abog977 2 жыл бұрын

My grandpa used to have a Gaz 24 until like 2005 I remember being driven in it. It used to be a popular car back in Armenia 🇦🇲 which used to be a part of the soviet union. I still have an 1998 Lada Niva back in Armenia.

@haikatta....8023 2 жыл бұрын

@csngmusic 2 жыл бұрын

My parents had a GAZ 3110, sadly we don't have it anymore

@900108Chale 2 жыл бұрын

*NIVA!* They were supposed to bring them to Mexico before the current health crisis. I wonder if it fell through.

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@TheoDaJunk 2 жыл бұрын

Damn you live in a cool country

@siggovic1681 2 жыл бұрын

The fun thing about the volvo deal is that sweden sends the bill to them every half year but they still dont pay. And thanks to inflation the bill get more expensive every year.

@Uneebgram 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Nolan! Donut shows and particularly wheelhouse are amazing and I’ve been watching the series from the beginning but today the North Korean subject got the whole family watching and that was a sweet moment! Thank you.

@gbalam 2 жыл бұрын

the research you guys did for this episode is really appreciated! kudos

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@SwapBlogRU 2 жыл бұрын

I read some article recently about North Korean cars. Apparently a bunch of them run on firewood, and I think (though I might be mistaken) that the W201 clone was actually in production, and it was so cheaply made that the windows didn't even roll down, so they were just solid pieces of glass stuck into the doors. That I think is the sort of quirk that DeMuro would laugh about hysterically.

@zamppa3974 2 жыл бұрын

I can already imagine him sitting in the shoebox sized backseat of a North Korean car and comparing it to things like the trabant.

@nubreed13 2 жыл бұрын

The firewood system makes sense since wood gas is cheap. England used that system in WWII since their fuel was so heavily rationed.

@SwapBlogRU 2 жыл бұрын

@@nubreed13 I should've pointed out that it's mostly trucks that run on firewood - in a car you'd have nowhere to put the furnace.

@abcxyz6606 2 жыл бұрын

Funny how people accuse NK of propaganda when people are reading and belive BS stories like that, or stories of every NK force to have same hair cut, or his same uncle, his ex killed many times over, or countless other lies about NK. And people accuse NK of brainwashing, what a joke?

@nubreed13 2 жыл бұрын

@@SwapBlogRU in WWII people in Europe had the furnace mounted on the back bumper or on a trailer hitch.

@brandon5853 2 жыл бұрын

This was a great video be interesting to see a Russian vehicle episode or even one showing differences between US and Canadian cars

@theamericanextremist 2 жыл бұрын

US and Canada’s cars are not that different

@brandon5853 2 жыл бұрын

@@theamericanextremist yes but in the 70s a lot of cars had different names not sure if that would make a full episode

@ryukiT3 2 жыл бұрын

what's a Canadian car? I know companies have factories in canada making them maybe a Canadian MADE car. but that's not a Canadian Car company. that's like saying Iphones are made in China, so iphones are Chinese phones.

@brandon5853 2 жыл бұрын

@@ryukiT3 yeah I just meant the cars were rebranded in Canada like how the Chevy ii / nova was known in Canada as the Acadian

@brandon5853 2 жыл бұрын

@@ryukiT3 not sure if they could make a full episode on Canada but I’m sure world wide there are a lot of cars that were renamed across the world

@ericMT 2 жыл бұрын

This was super informative and interesting. Thanks Donut Media!

@jkull173 2 жыл бұрын

I did not expect such a nuanced understanding of the history of North Korea from a car channel, but I’m pleasantly surprised. Great work on this, there could be a cool series that stems from this recipe (research and make videos on little known car counter cultures in 2nd/3rd world countries)

@geoffrymcgary 2 жыл бұрын

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@GameMaker3_5 2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps through direct donation or by purchasing merchandise

@terminhaider9695 2 жыл бұрын

I mean hey their shirts are SO MUCH cheaper than $30 so that's a bargain

@drumboarder1 2 жыл бұрын

It's a mobile game sponsoring a KZfaq video.. Would you describe water as wet?

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Just like all mobile games,really.

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What people will do for money, funding. Clown world Follow the science, funding. Lmao

@joshuaplantan90 2 жыл бұрын

I like that this is about cars but it's also in some ways a small history lesson, good job 👍

@Ontheregz 2 жыл бұрын

They need to fill up the time somehow

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@MrCadillacbob 9 ай бұрын

The only guy on Donut who doesn't ham it up for the camera. Thank you.

@andrewstones2921 2 жыл бұрын

The Sangyong Chairman was not a poor copy of a Mercedes, it was fully authorised and used a stretched w124 platform with Mercedes engine, transmission, etc. it was a luxury vehicle that attempted to provide S class luxury with E class mechanicals. It had softer suspension than the Mercedes and the comfort was biased towards rear seat passenger rather than driver. How do I know this.. because I owned one. A good, reliable and extremely comfortable car that was only let down by some poor quality plastics and switches.

@randomname9050 2 жыл бұрын

2 minutes in and I already love this video! We need more of this history/geographical stuff, but with cars!

@Real_British 2 жыл бұрын

Well, i recommend to see ed's auto reviews, he's got quite lot of that topic

@haikatta....8023 2 жыл бұрын

@purwantiallan5089 2 жыл бұрын

@@Real_British all i want is Korean cars.

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@JimiCanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Nolan do you have to choose between 28 haircuts James approves for you?

@draxgoodall3685 2 жыл бұрын

This was a better teaching of north koren history then I ever saw in public schools.

@RS-nq4pe 2 жыл бұрын

I’d love videos like this on the car history of different countries!

@Takumitsuu 2 жыл бұрын

In the Pyeonghwa car commercials they say some funny things in their commercial for example “The headlights are so Bright, they can Blind Americans” or “The car has a radio, so you can listen to our supreme leader”. Those are just some of the funny things they say and theres way more

@KrayzieBuddha 2 жыл бұрын

Propaganda at its finest 😆

@sengwesetogile6054 2 жыл бұрын

That was a parody video..lol

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@900108Chale 2 жыл бұрын

*LOL!* Thank God they don't have gridlocks there, imagine having to listen to your "Supreme Leader" while stuck in a tunnel in the midst of a winter strom...

@barryduff7533 2 жыл бұрын

Loosely bases on W201? Even though they might not have reverse engineered it that was their best copy yet. Can't believe they had the balls to name it "self-reliance"😂

@JMartinsATV 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, did not anticipate such a clear insight into NK life and industry. Excellent video, thank you.

@frank327 Жыл бұрын

Really brilliant video, so interesting and well paced and narrates throughout

@gordoeinstein 2 жыл бұрын

"Hey, we've failed miserably at making automobiles, so instead lets build hotels in a country that has no tourism!"

@JABelms 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much. When I visited NK we were just like 12 in the touring group. Way less when you go to the rural community. The cities suck compared to the farmlands lol

@ohioplayer-bl9em 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if they force people to undergo medical treatments on mass scale? That would be interesting to see how they deal with all that.

@bobwachter8811 2 жыл бұрын

The problem is, their people are so poor, they are starving. They have no use for a car, even if they could afford one and even if it was legal to own one. The kids and populace eat bugs and frogs and whatever else they have to just to survive.

@JABelms 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobwachter8811 I think you are too old to talk about NK. NK is just stuck in the 80s, they are not close to even be as poor as many African countries

@bobwachter8811 2 жыл бұрын

@@JABelms stuck in the 80s? In what way? They have cable TV and Mtv? You are either a paid NK spokesperson, or ignorant. Life is hell there. kzfaq.info

2 жыл бұрын

Nolan is a shining beacon of correct pronunciations on US-based KZfaq.

@vesonator 2 жыл бұрын

except he butchered Pobeda lmao

2 жыл бұрын

@@vesonator We say it like he said it.

@paul_ko 9 ай бұрын

@He said PO-beda, it's pobEda in Russian

@antler4060 2 жыл бұрын

a wheelhouse episode after school paired with warm food is like christmas morning

@xpengfangirl7942 2 жыл бұрын

solid info, very good coverage, congrats

@patrickmartin3322 2 жыл бұрын

One time I decided to look at a Google street view photosphere in Pyongyang, and the first thing I saw was a Dodge Caravan

@3.9L_V8 2 жыл бұрын

Hmm...must be a western spy

@900108Chale 2 жыл бұрын

Dodge-Chrysler-Mercedes back in the day *while "Mercedes has no presence in NK"* Check VW and Mercedes they're in EvErY SiNgLe Rouge country out here, been there forever... Check the VW Santana/Passat in China...

@Jorqell 2 жыл бұрын

I've heard claims that the elusive North Korean Mercedes clone is actually just a regular Merc, modified for propaganda purposes. There's an orange one, a blue one and a red one, but they might just be the same car with a new paint job. The alleged build quality issues might be just funny internet rumors, or possibly they slapped the car together out of spare parts, but lacked window motors, a heater core, door seals and such.

@seanoh2000 2 жыл бұрын

As a Korean American myself, I really appreciate you doing your best to try to pronounce all the words correctly. I think this is the first video on KZfaq I’ve ever watched that made an effort! Good job Nolan!

@dr.floridaman4805 2 жыл бұрын

How does dog taste? Meat prices are going crazy, just curious on how you do it

@user-sz9ke5tf7p Жыл бұрын

@@dr.floridaman4805 That's stupid dumb and racist question. Many Korean doesn't eat dogs these days. watch your finger Bardot.

@Mr-pn2eh Жыл бұрын

@@dr.floridaman4805 that's China not Korea.

@ForelliBoy 9 ай бұрын

For those asking, yes, that is the same Unification Church whose Japanese branch drove that guy to make a homemade blunderbuss to shoot Shinzo Abe with

@lexus_offroad_adventures 2 жыл бұрын

North Korea.... Car Industry?? Donut always brings the best stories almost nobody else would otherwise find.

@Real_British 2 жыл бұрын

Ed's auto review done that bfore, you should check it out

@Bentsi2002 2 жыл бұрын

@@Real_British exactly! Ed is amazing.

@haikatta....8023 2 жыл бұрын

@900108Chale 2 жыл бұрын

Not news, he ONLY touched on the subject.

@Dave501z 2 жыл бұрын

Best part of the day is when donut uploads a video.

@haikatta....8023 2 жыл бұрын

@Ontheregz 2 жыл бұрын

What a sad life

@Dave501z 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ontheregz what is your problem?

@stellar6643 2 жыл бұрын

@@Dave501z What a sad person you are

@christophercrippin1098 2 жыл бұрын

"sike lol" Had me crying Lmaooo 9:49

@djhero0071 2 жыл бұрын

If I might make a poster suggestion, could y’all make one with your “Evolution of” designs? That’s the series that brought me to Donut in the first place and it’d be really sick for a poster design.

@MrMateloi 2 жыл бұрын

I honestly never knew the Church of Unification had such power to make factories in Pyongyang that's crazy

@syamayama 2 жыл бұрын

They're huge. The unification church, in the U.S., basically owns the raw fish supply chain and they also own gun companies. The company that makes the Desert Eagle is owned by the church. The church was especially popular during the 1970s-80s in the U.S.

@IInverted 2 жыл бұрын

@@syamayama while they do own a lot of businesses around the world the gun companies are from a 'defective' group of the movement and are not actually related to the main group It's a long story but I'm pretty sure you can find it online

@chazzcoolidge2654 2 жыл бұрын

@@syamayama either way,its unnverving to see religious nutjobs still having such positions and assets.

@seven-ttoo5233 2 жыл бұрын

@@IInverted thanks for clarifying that

@seven-ttoo5233 2 жыл бұрын

yes that right. Rev Moon has been trying to get the two Korean govts to be in speaking terms and cooperate for decades. Rev. Moon's anti-communist stance made him a high profile target for American leftist, Kim Il Sung himself, Japanese communusts and the Soviets. After much preparatiin, he finally was able to meet with both Gorbachev and Kim Il Sung and thaw tensions. Ending Communism was one of his life time goals. The Korean issue was of particular interest because it was the last bastion of Cold War unresolved and involved te major powers. And his Little Angels dance troup set the way for the wave of global k-pop. The group acted like cultural ambassadors for Korea, very much like the Kiev Orchestra Symphony right now, making their case about being a nation apart. Rev Moons "power" is simply trust he built when dealing with people who wanted him dead

@seokminlee8773 2 жыл бұрын

Tbh the Ssangyong Chairman was a solid car, it shared powertrain and chassis with the W124. Not exciting or comfy as a benzo, but it was a well built car

@cilli5866 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the video was incorrect in calling it a ripoff (knock-off?), it is truly a mercedes-benz in ssangyong clothing.

@tchaffman 2 жыл бұрын

For a non Korean channel, this is a surprisingly nuanced take for a video. Congrats 👏

@InexplicableBill 2 жыл бұрын

Fkn amazing content right here guys!! Thanks for the insight, research and entertainment in this video!

@Donut 2 жыл бұрын

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@rahulmascarenhas1370 2 жыл бұрын

@@ajay_hirve_04 Go away Bot

@tosijjaan 2 жыл бұрын

Why is 99.9% off replies in comments an advertisement for adult entertainment?

@jovo21 2 жыл бұрын

Now you guys gotta watch your backs .👀

@haikatta....8023 2 жыл бұрын

@TheMrFishnDucks 2 жыл бұрын

Super interesting. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

@Bangers_mostly 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Pobeda means victory in russian too, so they just took the same name but named it in their language

@stephenmontgomery5807 2 жыл бұрын

There's a documentary on KZfaq from around 2014... A dude waited in the "dealership" with the actors, all pretending to buy the cars. All Vietnam knock-down kits. There was a little van I actually wanted haha

@kojiroh30 2 жыл бұрын

As a south Korean, I do feel lucky that I was born slightly lower end of the Earth when I watch these kinda videos. Also Nolan has my regards for his Korean accents.

@rookiehwang 2 жыл бұрын

S N E E D Well, living amongst North Koreans sure but not IN North Korea. If u meant living in North Korea is better than some of the “culturally diverse cities” in America, ure definitely high on some shit. Unless u mean living in North Korea like an elite, which in that case, makes sense.

@rookiehwang 2 жыл бұрын

S N E E D bro in North Korea you’ll be murdered by the government for smuggling in fuckin foreign movies and shit or murdered by starvation. At least in the US no matter how cracked out it is u still have ur freedom and economic opportunities. Most people in North Korea would rather be murdered by a crackhead in East Oakland as a free man rather than live enslaved like animals. U can’t just say that some place is better to live in than the other just by murder rate alone.

@rookiehwang 2 жыл бұрын

S N E E D so what kind of place is a “good place to live” for you then?

@loona_mew 2 жыл бұрын

@S N E E D being too based

@rookiehwang 2 жыл бұрын

S N E E D bruv idk how to tell u this... but Germany lost the war 77 years ago...

@dumyx1233 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact some Dacia 1300 (blue taxis and personal vehicles) are found in North Korea from about 80 s Romania was in good realtion with north korea

@jamil19 2 жыл бұрын

It is so hard to believe that they can't build a car when they can build missiles, a nuclear bomb

@csngmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Please make a video on GAZ or VAZ, I think a lot of people would like to know your opinion on these manufacturers

@bruhnt5063 2 жыл бұрын

Day 269 of asking Donut to bring old B2B back

@adrianrosario6457 2 жыл бұрын

I’m with you my guy old b2b was the best

@wescoleman6390 2 жыл бұрын

I always look forward to Donut shows on foreign car culture, but this one was truly surprising. Very interesting.

@Mr.Lam. 2 жыл бұрын

one of my favourite channel, doing a video with one of my favourite topics, so interesting!

@CMike44 2 жыл бұрын

I learned from this video that NK has a lower incarceration rate than the US

@Indskret 2 жыл бұрын

Apart from Better Public transport there than in the US

@kanjo7132 2 жыл бұрын

Not many people are brave enough to do something like this. Great job!

@kushagradeshpande5740 2 жыл бұрын

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@dr.floridaman4805 2 жыл бұрын

Brave to make a video? Trump was brave fro stepping over the DMZ Orange man bad Mean tweets Reeeeeee

@ianmoone4331 2 жыл бұрын

I like to believe, that somewhere in north Korea, there's a guy kicking around in a Supra, dressed up like a "F&F" replica, smoking every other car on the road, and being like "Too much for you to afford, pal, TOYOTA!" Brrrrrrrrrrr!!!

@Plantison 2 жыл бұрын

i love it when Nolan says "Be Kind" ❤️

@TechDove 2 жыл бұрын

It's so sad what the people of North Korea are subjected too. It seemed like for a time, under a certain president things were going to start potentially loosening up. (Please don't attack me I'm affiliated with neither party and neither recent president)

@rookiehwang 2 жыл бұрын

North Korea could’ve gone down a completely different path before Kim Il sung died. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, he was actually considering loosening restrictions and possibly reunification with South Korea. But his reckless son Jung il took over after his death in 94 and went complete ape shit and ran the country even deeper into the ground. All of this tragedy and bullshit could’ve been avoided if some people finished what they started about 70 years ago....

@carsonw8223 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. I was hoping you would cover how STEAM POWERED trucks are still used in their farming industry.

@kushagradeshpande5740 2 жыл бұрын

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@wyrazowfkp 2 жыл бұрын

Are they really steam powered ? Or wood burning "holzgas" cars and tractors ?

@jonathantan2469 2 жыл бұрын

They're not steam powered, but wood gas powered. Wood is used to produce combustible gases in a furnace which is then piped into the vehicle engine. They were used during the Great Depression & WW2 when fuel was expensive or were rationed.

@abrarishfaqmridha4168 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been dying to know about the car industry in north korea but thanks nolan for making this video

@timnb0340 2 жыл бұрын

very interesting Nolan!!!! and really like those new posters!

@rtsuh 2 жыл бұрын

Nolan - respect for trying to pronounce these Korean words! Keep up the fabulous work you and your team is doing!

@SelectorFab Жыл бұрын

Seems like you are talking about the U.S. when you mention human rights... you know: prison system, death penalty, wars without Casus Belli, mass shootings and all that jazz.

@user-qh1he2jf7l 2 жыл бұрын

As a korean subscriber, this was very interesting to me. Didn't even know nk had car culture. Keep up the good work guys! 재밌게 봤어요 ❤️

@mockingdream02 2 жыл бұрын

Woo prop a gan da. Love the video guys, quite informative

@gakidomo9561 2 жыл бұрын

As a Korean, this was the most unexpected video ever.

@TouringCarsAndStuff 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t forget that random time North Korea bought a load of Volvos

@dahe614 2 жыл бұрын

And "forgot" to pay😅

@TouringCarsAndStuff 2 жыл бұрын

@@dahe614 yup

@aintgottime2bleed78 2 жыл бұрын

I love how I just learned more about North Korea from a funny car video than I did in 13 years of public ed, 4 years of college, and 2 years of grad school.

@doge4855 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video & interesting topic

@blitz3874 2 жыл бұрын

Hey I own a Sienna! In eastern europe we got it under the name of Fiat Albea. As you guys mentioned it is a shitbox indeed but it does the A to B with minimal costs, that if you ignore the major backpain you will get after driving it for a couple of years.

@massimobernardo- Жыл бұрын

BS, you can't even write the name of the model, Siena not Sienna, which would then be the name of a city.

@deabreu.tattoo 2 жыл бұрын

"the majority of people are treated horribly while a select few get to drive Benzes" huh, sounds a country I know

@citrusjuicebox 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a lot of countries (currently and in the past). Dictators love Benzes.

@kyh4415 2 жыл бұрын

As a South Korean viewer, I can say this is the most accuruate report I can see on KZfaq about North Korean Car Industry. Great!

@thevarietyvlog3449 2 жыл бұрын

2:14 I’m pretty sure a car is harder to get than a ps5 in most places in the world.

@that_rc_channel6709 2 жыл бұрын

A video on Russian vehicles and especially drift Lada’s would be sick!

@rottenrobbie8466 2 жыл бұрын

I'm honestly impressed by the time and effort you put into these videos. Keep it up! 👍

@69BigLou 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are geniuses at knowing what car enthusiasts want. HATS OFF

@josemanuelruiz2036 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Very interesting not only for the cars but also from the political standpoint.

@M_Zidane 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love an analysis of Iranian car companies. it's actually really interesting

@audiencemember26008 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and also an explanation as to why there are so many Peugeot 405 getting around.

@900108Chale 2 жыл бұрын

@@audiencemember26008 Germans/French/Italians made FORTUNES licensing, exporting to "rouge nations". From Communists to African Dictatorships and everything in between. *Check the millions of Chinese made VW Santana/Quantum/Passat sold in China, 1980s.* They entered the Chinese car boom before AnyOne had even noticed China existed (as a market). *Iran* has it's own out auto industry. As far as I understand, Peugeot/Renault/Mercedes helped the Shah in getting it started.

@mig25foxbat 2 жыл бұрын

100% would watch this. Highlights include the Pars which looks like a Peugeot 406 but is actually a Peugeot 405, and the RD which looks like a Peugeot 405 but is actually a Hillman Hunter, and the Paykan which looks like a Hillman Hunter which has broken down, which it often is/has.

@M_Zidane 2 жыл бұрын

@@mig25foxbat iranian car companies were never any good with car design. The RD is a 405 with a Paykan underneath, the Dena is a brand new car which is a Samand underneath, and anything made by Saipa is basically a face-lifted Kia Pride

@edwardfeng1888 2 жыл бұрын

Day 69 of asking for an Up to Speed on Lee Iaccoca.

@pajen6849 2 жыл бұрын

These kinds of videos are the reason why I subscribed to Donut

@persezyra 2 жыл бұрын

That video about the couple in the dealership and how people are acting like NPCs it's hilarious

@altierianthony01 2 жыл бұрын

Nolan you just got yourself on a list again

@preventer333 2 жыл бұрын

As a Korean, hell, you didnt butcher it at all. I'm more surprised that you managed to say most of the word correctly. Those north Korean car names are somewhat a subject of amusement for rest of the Koreans as well. Far too old fashioned for us, hard AF for foreigners to pronounce. Also, that unification church? They're Moonies. That whole sunshine thingy not only proved that it didn't work, but was criticized for the involvement of Moonies for some deeply shady deals. Crazy.

@Coasters3356 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly donut has legit some of the best adds on youtube

@MadeOfCrazyWood 2 жыл бұрын

Hyundai has a factory between North and South Korea, where people from both nations work. Hyundai has worked hard for a unified Korea.

@lilblingking1491 2 жыл бұрын

That’s actually pretty cool. I’d love to see North Korea change in my lifetime

@SquareNoggin 2 жыл бұрын

This is fascinating and all but learning about the DPRK just tends to make me sad... So many people living in such an awful place under such an awful regime. I know this is reality across the world (increasingly so these days, some would argue), but damn if DPRK doesn't feel like a big sick cosmic joke. So close to such an advanced and (relatively) free and prosperous population, and yet so so far. Frankly I think car ownership is a pretty good barometer for quality of life. If the average worker can still find a way to get his/her hands on a set of wheels - things can't be THAT bad. People talk about it as though it's a luxury but IMO it's really not - it boosts peoples' economic ability immensely, it means they can quickly escape oppressive regimes or dicey economic situations, it means they can visit their family a hundred miles away over a weekend and be back in time to make it to work on monday... It's a wonder of modern life that we as commoners should hold onto for dear life, and that it's denied to such a large population for such bullshit arbitrary political reasons is effing tragic.

@flynn_rocky618 2 жыл бұрын

Day "whatever" of asking for Up to Speed on Austin, BMC or British Leyland!

@user-sz9ke5tf7p Жыл бұрын

From south korea car guy, you really study hard about NK car industry and history of both korea how divided. Thank you for your effort and interesting contents what you make!! I want many Korean car people watch this channel!

@firetoy 2 жыл бұрын

This is very interesting, thanks for this!

@jimmyjazz7414 2 жыл бұрын

I think one of the most important things that you skipped over Nolan, is that in some ways, the current state of North Korea is arguably the fault of the west/US/NATO. Many of their worst years in terms of industry and famine were following the Korean War, when the US and allies dropped more ordinance on the country than literally any other place on earth. Their industry and farmlands were basically irrecoverable, and large parts of the country are still uninhabitable. Now, historically, the one thing that almost always happens following major wars, political upheaval and famine, is that dictators tend to pop up and take over. And, over time, by continuing blockades, refusing to negotiate more friendly terms, massive sanctions, etc, it was only possible for the situation in DPRK to get worse. If the entire rest of the world is refusing them any kind of nicety, especially after they destroyed most of the countries infrastructure, I think it's inevitable that the dictatorship and paranoia only continues. I'd also caution against believing some of the wackier stories about the country and their leadership, as a lot of them are almost always false. The haircuts one, the one about blowing up his uncle with an AA gun, the not peeing one, etc. A lot of them are either conscious lies by propaganda outfits like the CIA, satire that doesn't translate well to westerners (a lot of this apparently), or made up out of whole cloth by the DPRK defector "industry" in SK, which pressures defectors into making up wilder and wilder stories in order to earn a living, as many of them are not allowed to hold other jobs by the SK government, and are threatened to be sent back if they toe out of line. The documentary "loyal citizens of pyongyang in seoul" shows a lot of how defectors are treated. It's a really fucked up situation overall and I do have hope that both countries can reunify in my lifetime.

@willcoates2358 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I almost couldnt finish because Nolan kept referencing the most blatant SK propaganda (Personal toilet cars? Come on). Please check the sources of any ridiculous stories you hear about North Korea. 99% are fabrications from the CIA-owned Radio Free Asia or the South Korean government and the defector industry.

@bitfreakazoid 2 жыл бұрын

We should have never stopped bombing the shit out of them. We should have pushed all the way through and put an end to their socialist government.

@jonathantan2469 2 жыл бұрын

Well, the North Koreans tried to take over South Korea by force, so the South along with their allies would retaliate. Even after the war, North Korea would be in a better position, as it had two friendly red giants; China & the USSR, right next door with a land border to China. South Korea on the other hand had their backs to the Yellow Sea. The fact that the South eventually prevailed socially & economically speaks the difference about the two systems...